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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Wyoming Newsletter for Sunday January 26, 2025 ( 3 items )  

Mike Smith, Vice President for Governmental Affairs and Community Engagement at the University of Wyoming, Appointed to the WICHE Commission
BOULDER, Colorado, Jan. 23 -- The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education issued the following news release: Mike Smith, vice president for governmental affairs and community engagement at the University of Wyoming, has been appointed as a commissioner to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), a regional interstate compact serving the higher education and education needs of 15 Western states and the U.S. Pacific Territories and Freely Associated States. Smit  more

Rancher Asks Wyoming High Court to Hold Government Accountable for Property Destruction
HEART MOUNTAIN, Wyoming, Jan. 23 -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: A Wyoming rancher is appealing his case to the state supreme court after government workers caused thousands of dollars of property damage -- and significant bodily injury -- when they illegally destroyed fencing and an entryway on his property. The lower court ruled that the Heart Mountain Irrigation District wasn't responsible for the District's Manager damaging the property of Tom and Ayda Ham  more

SHEEO: New Report Highlights the Importance of State and Institutional Partnerships to Transform Student Success
BOULDER, Colorado, Jan. 24 (TNSres) -- The State Higher Education Executive Officers Association issued the following news on Jan. 23, 2025: In a new report published today, the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) outlines how four states - Louisiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Wyoming - are utilizing partnerships between their state chief academic officers (SAOs) and institutional chief academic officers (CAOs) to transform student success on college campuses. In   more